Crap Towns / Henley-on-Thames / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Henley-on-Thames?

There were 1.1 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Henley-on-Thames from April 2023 to March 2026, 81% lower than the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 0.6. In 2025/26 it was 0.9, down from 1.7 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	1.7	5.2
2024/25	0.9	5.4
2025/26	0.9	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	0.6	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	0.6	1.7
Other outdoor fires	0.0	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Marlow	10.4 km	3.4
Caversham	7.2 km	2.4
Reading	10.8 km	2.3
Maidenhead	12.7 km	2.1
Cookham	12.6 km	1.7
Woodley	9.0 km	1.7
Twyford	6.9 km	1.7
Henley-on-Thames	–	1.1
Sonning Common	5.4 km	0.6
Shinfield	14.1 km	0.6
Winnersh	11.2 km	0.2
The typical town	–	5.7